Bang!
At the critical moment, the instant Zhu Qizhen saw Xiao Wu move, he thought, This is bad. His right eyelid twitched violently, alarm surged through him, and he followed his body's instincts to activate his second Soul Skill, White Wolf Claw. As a deep-yellow ring pulsed, white light coiled around his claws, which abruptly grew several sizes larger as he raised them to shield his head.
When Xiao Wu's kick first came at him, he had thought he was worrying too much, that the beastly instincts granted by his first Soul Skill had made a mistake. She was only a little girl with two rings, and she was only using her first Soul Skill. How could she possibly hurt him?
Yet the instant fist met foot, Zhu Qizhen's expression changed drastically, and his eyes bulged.
With a tap of her toes, Xiao Wu unleashed a torrent of power. At the same time, her curled right leg shot out, moving second but arriving first, landing successive kicks on the same spot. Enhanced by Divine Speed, her already terrifying explosive strength multiplied geometrically, instantly shattering the bones and tearing the tendons in Zhu Qizhen's skill-enlarged claws. His eyes bulged, blood sprayed from his mouth, and he was sent flying, smashing into a tree more than ten meters away.
"!!!" × 2.5
The sight left the two assassins and Zhu Zhuqing utterly dumbfounded. Had Grandmaster not already beaten one of them to death, there would have been one more gaping spectator.
As for why the dumbfounded count included another half... Zhu Qizhen had already suffered a severe concussion from that kick.
"Boss!" Wang Zhen, the dart-wielding Soul Master with two yellow Soul Rings remaining from the assassin trio, stood rooted to the spot. In the blink of an eye, one had been